Please note that our office will be closed on Thursday, August 14, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM so Wayne SWCD staff can attend the Shreve Lake Restoration Dedication.

This event marks the culmination of a long and meaningful restoration process, and we’re excited to celebrate this milestone with our community. Thank you for your understanding!

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The Wayne SWCD Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly board meeting on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

The meeting will be held in the SWCD office located on the lower level of the County Administration Building, 428 West Liberty Street, Wooster, Ohio.

~ Our office will closed Monday, September 1, 2025 in observance of Labor Day ~

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Stream Name Sign Design Contest

Show off your creativity by entering our contest to design a sign that best encapsulates the name and surrounding area of two waterways in Wayne County, being the Silver Creek in Chippewa Twp. or Tommy Run in Milton Twp. Go to our Small MS4 Permits page for more information on the streams. The winning entrant will receive a $50 Amazon gift card and the design will be depicted on two light-colored 12” by 36” signs erected on the sides of the road near the stream so that they can be seen when travelling the road in either direction. The stream name will take up 30% of the sign leaving about 70% for the graphic. High contrast colors are encouraged for visibility.

Designs can be emailed to the Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District office until Tuesday, September 30th at 5 PM, with the winning design being chosen during the month of October and the signs being installed during the month of November. Submittals must be emailed to our office as a vector file (Adobe Illustrator, PDF, EPS) with the name and phone number of the entrant. Please attach a brief written description (100 words or less) explaining the inspiration behind your design. Design submittals must be an original work owned by the creator; AI (Artificial Intelligence) is discouraged. Please feel free to contact our office with any questions you may have.

Wayne SWCD is seeking candidates for its Board of Supervisors

Two (2) supervisors will be elected at the 2025 Annual Breakfast which will be held on November 6, 2025 at Sonnenberg Village. Board Supervisors guide the district, its staff, and cooperating agencies in efforts to implement conservation programs in the county that address management and conservation of soil, water, and related resources. Board members should have a sincere interest in conservation and must have the enthusiasm, dedication, and time to serve as elected officials. This is a volunteer position, but supervisors can be reimbursed for mileage & expenses (registration, lodging, meals, etc.) related to events involving soil & water professionals.

What a potential supervisor needs to know:

*Candidate must be over 18 years old and a resident of Wayne County.

*This is a volunteer position and runs in 3-year terms.

*Board meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 8:30a.m. (subject to change) lasting between 1 to 2 hours. Meetings are held in the Wayne SWCD Office located in the lower level at 428 W. Liberty St., Wooster, OH 44691.

*Attendance at occasional outside meetings, events, or training is required.

If you are interested in becoming a Board Supervisor for Wayne SWCD, please contact our office at 330-263-5376 or email Stacey Hiller, Administrative Assistant, shiller2@wayneohio.org

Have you heard the news??

We have NEW 2025 Wayne County Plat Books available in our office for only $25!!

*We can only take cash or check

The Wayne SWCD is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Soil and Water Conservation. Each one of Ohio's 88 counties has a local office. The Wayne SWCD was established by local election of the populace in 1947.

MISSION: The mission of the Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District is to protect, restore, enhance, and promote the wise use of natural resources. This will be achieved through the development of projects, technical assistance, education of the public, the cooperation of landowners/users, and through coordination with our partner agencies.

VISION: The Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District goal is to be recognized as a leader in promoting responsible stewardship and conservation of natural resources by providing education, technical assistance and the implementation of best management practices with friendly public service and a strong healthy working partnership with USDA/NRCS and our local agencies.

The Dust Bowl of the 1930's

Photo credit: NOAA Photo Library

It was the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s, a time when drought choked the Great Plains stretching across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico and Colorado. Soil from America's breadbasket filled the skies. Sometimes a single dust storm lingered for days.

The storms were the result of drought and poor agricultural practices. Grasslands, which held soil in place, had been plowed and replanted with wheat. With rain, the crop was abundant. But when drought struck in the 1930s, farmers continued to plow and plant. With no ground cover remaining, the winds whipped the soil skyward.

In 1941, the 94th Ohio General Assembly passed House Bill 646, authorizing the formation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts to develop and implement programs to conserve soil, water and related programs. Between 1942 and 1963, soil conservation districts were formed in every county in Ohio. Wayne County was formed in the year 1947.

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